Essex Financial Services Inc. Decreases Stock Position in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF $DGRO

Essex Financial Services Inc. cut its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:DGRO) by 4.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 144,330 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,993 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF were worth $10,129,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 137,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,566,000 after purchasing an additional 12,183 shares during the last quarter. CVA Family Office LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 91.3% during the 4th quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 116,205 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,067,000 after buying an additional 55,475 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,907,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,430,000 after buying an additional 135,877 shares during the last quarter. Directional Asset Management bought a new position in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $3,630,000. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF by 81.7% in the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 20,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,427,000 after buying an additional 9,241 shares during the last quarter.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Stock Performance

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF stock opened at $76.10 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $41.36 billion, a PE ratio of 19.66 and a beta of 0.76. iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF has a one year low of $63.76 and a one year high of $76.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.40 and a 200 day moving average of $72.46.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF Profile

The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Dividend Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US stocks that are selected by dividends, dividend growth and payout ratio, then weighted by dividend dollars. DGRO was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.